Gilding apparatus



Peb.' 12 1924. 1,483,780

T. CATALA GILDING APPARATUS Filed June ll 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 4 TTUHNEV8 Feb. 12 1924. 1,483,780 T. CATALA Y GILDING 11=P.\RA'1?USA Filed Junel1. 1923 2 Sheetvs-Shee?l 2 w W m ATTURNEYS Patented Feb. 12, 1924,

UNITED s'rifrfiirsl Param caricia..

GILDING APPARATUS.

Application filed June 1'1,

This invention relates to a gilding appa-r y ratus,y and an object ofthe invention is to provide a simple, eflicient, durable apparatuswhereby embossing on surfaces, such as leather, in gold and similarsubstances can be very simply and easily achieved with a minimum oflabor and skill required in the operation.

Another 'object vof the invention concerns the provision of meanswhereby the apparatus is adjustable for vuse in connection with manydifferent kinds of gilding operations so that articles of all sorts canbe simply and easily embossed. j

The invention is illustrated in the drawings, of which- Figure 1 is aplan viewof the device with a portion broken away to show the manner inwhich the work supporting table can be adjusted;

Fig. 2 is a. section taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a section taken on the line 3 3 of f Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a section taken on the line 4--4 of Fig. 2; and

Fig. 5 is a sectional view takenthrough a modified form of the pressureroller.

The yform of the invention shown in the drawings is a preferred form,although it is understood that modifications in the construction andarrangement of the parts and in the character of the materials used maybe adapted without departing from the spirit of the invention.

The preferred form of the invention as shown in the drawings comprises atable 1 which along' one side isl provided with grooves adapted toreceive ribs 2 formed on a vertically slidable work support Vtable 3.This table is adjustable so as to bring'the upper surface of any pieceof work mounted thereon adjacent the edge of an impressing roller ordisk 4 which is loosely mounted on a fixed shaft 5. Disposed beneaththis disk or'roller 4 is a burner portion and gas burner 6 connected bysuitable piping 7 to a source of supply, and surrounding thisl 1923.Serial No. 644,770.

burner and extending up beneath the disk or roller 4 is a shield 7@ toconfine the' heat from the burner to the under surface of the roller ordisk 4 and not permit it to'spread toother parts of the apparatusunduly.y The lembracing disk 4 is 'provided with a yhandle 8 whereby itcan be manually operated.

In lthe normal operation of the device, however, this impressing rolleris moved to contact with a pressure roller 9 mounted loosely on a shaft10. Theshaft 10 is goo'ove 12 formed in the table 1 'and is normallypressed forward by a spring 13 extending betweenthe end of the grooveand the end .ofthe block l1. vThis spring surrounds a pin 14l fastenedto the table and extending into a barl in the block 11. -A cord or otherconnection such Vas 16 is fastened to the shaft 10 and provided at itsother end with a hook or similar device 17 whereby it may vbe engagedwith a fixed member, such as a nail orscrew 18, so as to hold the shaft10 in its rearward or retracted position against the action of spring13. thereby withdrawing the pressure roller 9 from contact embossingroller` 4. y

Also, loosely mounted on shafts 19 and 2() fixed to the table top insuitable slots such as 21 and 22 for adjustment, are reelsv or supports23 and 24. These reels or supports are adapted to support rolls of stripmate rial, such as Q5 and 26. This strip material is preferably a'stripof any suitable fabric. such as paper, bearingon one side a layer ofgold leaf or similar material. This strip` kas shown in Fie'. 1, passesbetween the pressure roller S) and the embossing roller 4, and by reasonof the fact that the embossing roller 4 is hot the `gold leaf will betaken oif the strip and carried by the embossing roller to the materialto be embossed. The embossing roller may be moved either by manualoperation of the handle 8 or by direct contact between the embossingroller 4 and the article to be embossed, which can be slid along thetable or support 3 and in this movement cause the rotation of theembossing roller.

'mountedon a slidable block 11 sliding in a f It is, of course,yunderstood, that the re quired pressure between the rollers 4 and 9 isachieved by the spring 13, and that the pressure roller can be turnedback at any time to relieve this pressure. The table 2. can be adjustedat any desired height. above mentioned and the reels .23 and 2l.-

pressure roller can be adjusted asdesired. A scraper'such as 2. ismounted on a suitable bracket 28 to bear against the edge oftheimpression roller after said roller has come in Contact with thearticleto be embossed, so as to scrape oil' the remaining material.

As shown in Fig. 5,- the pressure roller is preferably formed of aplurality of flat disks 29 of any suitable material which can' be builtup in any desired manner to the desired height,`depending upon the sizeof the' strip which is to be, run between this and the impression orembossing roller. This pressure roller comprises a lat plate orsupport30, the disks 29, a top plate 31, and a tightening or clamping screw 32extending between the top plate 3l and the bottom support 30. Preferablythis form of pressure roller is held on to v its shaft by means of acollar lVhat I claim is l; A gilding apparatus which includes anembossing roller having a design formed along `its periphery, saidroller loosely niouuted for rotatioina heating means dis-v posed beneathsaid roller, and shield surrounding said heating means and extending uptoa point substantially c-losed to the under surface of the rollerwhereby the heat of the burner will be confined.

2. A gilding apparatus which includes a support, an embossing rollerloosely mounted thereon for rotation, a pressure roller mounted on saidsupport and bearing against the edge of the embossing roller, means forheating said embossing roller,

means for feeding a strip of material bearing gold leaf between thepressure roller and the embossing roller, and an adjustable platformadjacent the embossing roller adapted to support the work, whereby saidwork can be moved along the work support in contact with the embossingroller to move the same and to receive an impression thereon in goldleaf.

3. A gilding apparatus which includes an embossing roller, a pressureroller bearing thereagainst, a pair of reels adapted to support rolls ofstrip material bearing gol-i leaf, said strip adapted to be passed between the two rollers, means for heating said embossing roller wherebyit will pick` the gold leaf from the strip, and an adjustable worksupport adjacent the embossingl roller crpable of supporting theworkpiece, which can be moved therealong to contact with the embossingroller to rotate the samtand to receive the gold leaf embossed thereonin a design carried on the edge of the.

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